Dispensing refrigerator



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25 device is greatl Patented Dec. 23, 1930 PATENT OFFICE FREDERICK S.HAYES, OI MERIDIAN, MISSISSIPPI DISPENSING REFRIGERATOR Application fledJune 26,

This invention relates to a refrigerating and dispensing device which ismainly desi ed for use with bottled beverages, but which, of course, canbe used for other purposes, the general object of the invention being toprovide a rotary member in the cooling chamber of the device from whichis suspended a plurality of racks or trays for holding the bottles orother articles, the racks being so connected with the member that theyalways assume an upright position irrespective of thGiT'POSitiOIlSrelative to the rotary member, with exterior means for rotating themember to bring any desired rack or tray opposite an opening in thecooling chamber.

Another object of the invention is to so place the cooling medium withrespect to the trays or racks that said racks and thenticles thereinwill remain close to the medium throughout the rotation of the rotarymember.

Another object of the invention is to so construct and arrange the racksor trays that a large number of articles can be placed in each one ofthem, so that the capacity of the increased and the bottles are held inu right position at all times so that they can e readil removed orlnspected through a door forms in the to of th e cooling chamber andwhen a cooling iquid is used in conjunction with a refrigerant unit, the

movement of the trays will a itate the li uid so that a uniform coolinge ect'is provi ed. This invention also consists in certain otherfeatures of construction and in the combination and arrangement of theseveral parts, to

be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawingsand specifically pointed out in the appended claim.

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to theaccompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like orcorresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which Figure 1is a vertical sectional view through the device.

Figure '2 is asimilar view, but taken at right angles to Figure 1.

1929. Serial 1T0. 878,887.

In these views, the numeral 1 indicates the cabinet or casing which isformed in art of heat non-conducting material, and as an elongatedopening 2 in its top, the walls of which are beveled to receive thebeveled walls of a cover 3. A toothed wheel 4 is supported for rotarymovement adjacent the inner wall of one of the ends of the casing by thestub. shaft 5 which is attached to said wall by a bracket 6 and a ringgear 7 is supported for rotary movement adjacent the inner face of theother end of the casing by the groovedrollers 8, each of which isarranged on a stub shaft 9-carried by a bracket'lO which is fast-' enedto said inner wall. Inwardly extending pins 11 are carried by the wheel4 and the rin gear and act as suspension means for the rac s or trays12. Each tray has an upwardly extending handle part 13 having a hook 14thereon which is notched, as at 15,.

to receive a pin, it being understood that one of these handle parts,with its hook, is connected with each end of a tray. trays will assumean upright position throughout the rotary movement of the supportingmember formed by the wheel 4 and the gear 7. These racks or trays are ofslatted construction, as shown, so as to support a plurality of bottles,with the bottles preferably in upright position, so that when thesupporting member is moved to a position where one of the tra s will bearranged under the cover 3, the bott es can be easily removed therefromb lifting the cover, and the bottles Thus the or bottles containin thebeverage desired can be easil secured. he opening 2 is of such a size tat the trays or racks can be passed through the same so that the entirerack, with the bottles therein, can be passed through the opening andplaced on the supporting member or. removed therefrom.-

A shaft 16 passes through a wall of the and has .a gear 17 on its innerend meshing with the ring gear and a handle 18 is connected with theouter end of the shaft 0f the cabinet, showing the operating handle sothat the shaft can be turned to impart movement to the rack supportingmeans. A small gear 19 isconnected with the outer part of the shaft andmeshes with a gear 20 carrying a dial 21, the numbers on which cooperatewith the marker 22 to indicate which rack is under the opening 2. Thegear 20 and its dial are arranged on a shaft 23 supported from thecasing. Of course, if desired, the shaft 16 can be extended and providedwith a second gear for meshing with the teeth of the wheel 4, as shownat 16 and 17'.

One end of the casing is formed with an opening 24 to permit arefrigerator unit 25 to be placed in the casing, this unit beingeccentrically arranged with respect to the ring gear so that all theracks will be a uniform distance from said unit, as shown in Figure 1.

I prefer to place water or other liquid in the casing and to keep thelevel of the same at a oint where the uppermost rack will have its ottomslightly above said level. Of course, this liquid is cooled by the unitand as the racks and their supporting means are moved, the liquid willbe agitated, thus securing a uniform cooling effect.

It will be understood that the wheel 4 may be made in the form of a ringgear the same as the gear 7 where it is desired to use a number of units25 with a unit attached to each end of the casing. This arrangement isdesirable where the device is of considerable size.' It will also beunderstood that it is not necessary to use the liquid, as the articlesmight be cooled by air cooled by the unit or units and it is alsoossible to use ice for the cooling agent. T his ice may be placed in abasket substituted for the cooling unit 25 or it may be placed in aseparate chamber which is in communication with the rack chamber.

a portion connected with the attaching portion by a bend and spaced withrespect to said portion and provided with a notch in its free end forengagement with a respective one of said studs.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

FREDERICK S. HAYES.

The device can also be used for cooling meats and other articles bysubstituting suitable trays for the racks and this arrangement could beused in a display case. Of course, the liquid would not be used in thisevent.

From the foregoing it will be seen that I have provided a device whichhas large caacity, as each tray holds a considerable numer of bottles orother articles and that any desired tray can be readily brought underthe opening 2 by simply turning the handle to bring the numbercorresponding to the desired tray opposite the marker 22. Then bylifting the cover, the bottles or other articles ll In refrigerating anddispensing apparatus

